6 Riddles That Should Give Your Brain a Workout

We think these 6 riddles are just right: not too hard or not too easy.

Give them a shot, but don’t be surprised if you don’t nail them all the first time around.

6. What you take to your grave.

5. A builder and a destroyer.

4. You’ll need to bust out your history chops here.

3. A trio of riddles…or is it?

2. Not a gossip.

1. That last part is very important.

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Work out Your Brain with These 6 Tough Riddles

You need to challenge your brain or it will turn to mush – that’s not me talking, that’s science (probably).

Just in case I’m telling the truth, you might as well give these 6 riddles a try. Even if they don’t keep you sane for longer, you’ll still feel pretty smart after you get them all right!

6. Next in line.

5. Answer quickly, now.

4. One of these things is not like the other.

3. Eater and then eaten.

2. Get behind me, father.

1. Never in a thousand years.

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Try These Tough Brain Teasers to Shake up Your Day

If you’re in need of a mental pick-me-up, well, look no further than these 6 tougher-than-you-think riddles!

6. There are a lot of words to choose from…

5. A (large) family affair.

4. You’re going to have to think outside the box on this one.

3. A real head-scratcher!

2. It’s obviously not what you think.

1. Try not to get lost in the letters.

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See If You Can Solve These 5 Tough Riddles

There are kind of tough riddles, then there are tough riddles – and these 5 really gave me fits. If you’re someone who fancies themself a riddle whiz, let me know what you think after you give these a go.

5. Define alive.

4. A quick but useful life.

3. I am full, yet empty.

2. Many months.

1. An optical illusion.

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These 6 Logic Riddles Will Require All Your Thinking Skills

Put your thinking caps on…

Mental agility is necessary to think logically about any problem, so honing it on a regular basis is never a bad thing – and we think these 6 riddles will do the trick.

Can you solve them all without cheating? I’ll be impressed if so!

6. A riddle of cats.

5. A ship to New York.

4. A mansion of death.

3. 14 stone.

2. Not a nickel.

1. Magic in the shower.

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5 Riddles That Might Just Trick You

If a riddle doesn’t surprise you once in a while, what’s the point?

We found these 5 on an Instagram account called @facts_and_reality, and we’ll definitely be going back for more.

Here you go:

5. A house within a house within a house.

4. Sally’s magic book.

3. The town of Pottsville.

2. John the Liar?

1. How many handshakes?

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6 Riddles That Just Might Trip You up

Riddles can be a good way to keep your mind sharp, have fun with your friends, and prove you’re just as smart as you know you are.

That goes double for these 6, which just might trip you up if you’re not careful.

So be careful…

6. A candle in the wind.

5. How about a cuppa?

4. Mr. Smith’s peacock.

3. The ping pong ball with the water in the pipe.

2. A man with a kind heart – and a pocket full of cash.

1. A riddle for the ages.

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To Solve This 1945 Logic Puzzle, You Need Some Seriously Creative Thinking

Let’s travel back in time to 1945.

The Candle Problem is an old logic puzzle, originally published by Karl Duncker in 1945. It might seem straightforward, but to solve it correctly, you’ll need to be able to think outside the box.

The Candle Problem

You’re in a room with a table pushed against the wall. On it is a box of thumbtacks, matches, and a candle. You must attach the lit candle to the wall in a way that the wax won’t drip onto the table or floor. How do you complete this task?

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6 Riddles That Are Meant to Tease Your Brain

You can find riddles all over social media – like these 6 from Twitter account @Braintwister, which posts new ones every day (so follow that account to get your daily riddle fix right into your feed)!

If you’re not a lover of riddles, well the 1) maybe you should get with the program??? and 2) this article might not be for you. Alternatively, stick around and you may find yourself becoming a lover of riddles! Wouldn’t that be a fun new change?

Regardless, here they are!

6. Friend and foe.

5. One word only.

4. Mmmm, candy.

3. Fingers and thumbs.

2. Hopefully all of them? Not a huge fan of casual hauntings over here.

1. If only the horse had its own opposable thumbs.

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